Ahmad Baseer, Abbas Zaheer, Xubiao Wei, Hussain Kashif, Rehman Atif, Dayong Si, Abbas Asghar, Hölzel Christina, Rijun Zhang
Laboratory of Feed Biotechnology, State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition and Feeding, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China.
Faculty of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Muhammad Nawaz Shareef University of Agriculture, Multan, Pakistan.
Front Microbiol. 2025 Apr 16;16:1568451. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2025.1568451. eCollection 2025.
The hybrid FowlTα1 peptide represents a promising biomolecule synthesized from two naturally occurring peptides, namely Fowlicidins (Fowl) and Thymosin α1 (Tα1). This particular peptide exhibits remarkable anti-inflammatory and antimicrobial properties and demonstrates the capacity to effectively interact with lipopolysaccharide (LPS), while simultaneously inducing minimal cytotoxicity and hemolytic repercussions. Despite its potential, the high cost of this peptide has limited its use. To overcome this limitation, the present study developed a cost-effective and biocompatible method for expressing the FowlTα1 peptide in (). We obtained a transgenic strain of the hybrid FowlTα1 peptide with a predicted molecular weight of 3.1 kDa. The FowlTα1 peptide was purified followed by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC), yielding 7.2 mg with a purity of 98.2%. Furthermore, physiochemical and structural analysis revealed an amphipathic helical configuration that enhances bioactivity. Moreover, in LPS-stimulated HD11 macrophages, the hybrid FowlTα1 peptide significantly reduced the release of nitric oxide (NO), TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β in a dose-dependent manner () and displayed robust antimicrobial activity against () compared to conventional antibiotic. Overall, the results of this study highlighted the production method and potential of the FowlTα1 peptide as a novel therapeutic agent for antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and anti-endotoxin applications.
杂交禽Tα1肽是一种由两种天然存在的肽,即禽杀菌肽(Fowlicidins,Fowl)和胸腺素α1(Thymosin α1,Tα1)合成的有前景的生物分子。这种特定的肽具有显著的抗炎和抗菌特性,并显示出与脂多糖(LPS)有效相互作用的能力,同时诱导的细胞毒性和溶血反应最小。尽管有其潜力,但这种肽的高成本限制了其应用。为了克服这一限制,本研究开发了一种经济高效且生物相容的方法来在()中表达禽Tα1肽。我们获得了一种预测分子量为3.1 kDa的杂交禽Tα1肽的转基因菌株。禽Tα1肽经反相高效液相色谱(RP-HPLC)纯化后,得到7.2 mg,纯度为98.2%。此外,物理化学和结构分析揭示了一种两亲性螺旋结构,可增强生物活性。此外,在LPS刺激的HD11巨噬细胞中,杂交禽Tα1肽以剂量依赖的方式显著降低了一氧化氮(NO)、肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)、白细胞介素-6(IL-6)和白细胞介素-1β(IL-1β)的释放(),并且与传统抗生素相比,对()表现出强大的抗菌活性。总体而言,本研究结果突出了禽Tα1肽作为一种用于抗菌、抗炎和抗内毒素应用的新型治疗剂的生产方法和潜力。